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SPORT

Six injured after car crash National coach for Paarl

Cavaliers tackle Stormers

A man has appeared in court on a charge of drunk driving after knocking down six pedestrians while allegedly speeding down Klein Drakenstein Drive early on Saturday morning. PAGE 2

The annual preseason friendly between the Boland Cavaliers and the DHL Stormers will take place on Saturday 7 February at the majestic Cape Town Stadium. PAGE 20

Paarl has delivered another national coach. Re­ nowned netballer, Bennie Saayman, will be taking the national netball team to the World Cup in Aus­ tralia later this year. PAGE 3

PRISON GANGS: VIOLENCE ESCALATES

Guards targeted in initiation rites

MARYKE SWART

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repairs at the facility from time to time,” said Klaas. Jeremy Mattheyse, area commissionViolent attacks on prison guards in the Western Cape are a growing er for Drakenstein, said three members source of concern in prisons across of the public were arrested the previous the province. weekend for trying to smuggle tik, dagga and cellphones to inmates. In another suspected gang initiation Ten correctional officers were seriously injured this month in two sepaat Brandvlei Prison, Worcester on 4 rate incidents in Paarl and Worcester January, a guard was also attack by an prisons. inmate. Klaas said the guard had been repeatIn the latest incident, nine prison guards narrowly escaped death when edly hit on the head with a lock that was 27 prisoners initiated an attack, beallegedly wrapped in a sock. One inmate died and five others were lieved to have been led by a 26-gang member, on prison guards of the Drainjured when guards tried to take conkenstein Correction Centre (Victor trol of the situation. It has been speculated that the attack Verster) last Thursday morning. According to regional commissionat Drakenstein may have been out of reer, Delekile Klaas, correctional offivenge for the one at Brandvlei, but these cers were conducting a routine search reports have not been confirmed and of cell B9 in the Medium A Centre at form part of an internal investigation. As for official charges against the peraround 08:00 on 22 January, when prisoners, apparently mostly members of petrators, Paarl police spokesperson, the notorious 26, 27 and 28 gangs, beCaptain Louise du Plessis said: “No criminal case has been opened by the gan stabbing them. Regional commissioner, Delekile Klaas, points warders who sustained injuries. Nine guards were wounded, five of to the weapons used in a brutal attack on “No suspects have been arrested. In them seriously, when they were correctional officers at the Drakenstein Correc­ the event of a case being registered by stabbed on the head, neck and shoul- tion Centre on Thursday morning. one of the victims, such case will be der with knives and other sharp obPHOTO: MARYKE SWART criminally investigated and the perpejects. They were rushed to Mediclinic Paarl cal of a gang initiation ritual, aimed at trator brought before court.” Klaas said that the Correctional Servifor treatment and seven offenders were gaining respect for or showing loyalty toces’ case management committee (CMC) treated at the correctional facility’s clinic wards a gang. “By the look of the weapons, some of may conduct its own investigation into for light injuries. “What worries us most is the vicious- which were handmade knives, it is clear the matter to establish whether the inness of the attack. Their intention was to that the items had been smuggled in, ei- mates should be transferred to a maxither by family members, corrupt officials mum security centre. kill, not just to scare,” said Klaas. . Also read pages 2 and 4. According to him, the attack was typi- or possibly even by contractors that do

Gewapende rowers slaan weer toe by Mall MARYKE SWART “Ek wens net ek kan sy oë vergeet.” Só vertel ’n klant wat Dinsdagaand haar midde in ’n gewapende roof in die Vodacom-winkel in Paarl Mall bevind het. Volgens die vrou, wat anoniem wil bly, het sy omstreeks 18:40 voor die winkel gestaan. Sy het besluit om solank na die rekenaartablette te gaan kyk, terwyl sy op haar man gewag het om haar te kom haal. “Toe ek instap, dink ek maar iets is funny, want daar is geen personeel in die winkel nie, net ’n man wat by die deur gestaan het, maar ek het gedink hy is ’n sekuriteitswag. Ek het toe na die tablette gaan kyk. Hy het by my regterkantse sy kom staan en gevra: ‘What are you looking for?’, ek sê toe net ek kyk na die tablette. Hy sê toe, ‘no but go in that room’.” Toe sy by die winkel wou uitloop, het hy ’n skietding in haar sy gedruk en haar na ’n agterste kantoor gedwing waar personeel en nog drie klante reeds op die vloer gelê het. “Hy sê toe: “Lay down, don’t look at me.” Volgens haar was twee of drie verdagtes reeds besig om swart en wit streepsakke vol goedere te laai. Toe die verdagtes uit die kantoor is, het hulle eers bly lê. Sy vertel ’n man het enkele oomblikke later by die kantoor ingestap en gevra of almal orraait is. “Ons het toe opgestaan, en die personeel het die paniekknoppie gedruk en die polisie is gebel. Alles was in tien minute verby, maar dit het soos ’n leeftyd gevoel. Dit was ’n nare ondervinding. Goddank niemand het seergekry nie.” Paarl-polisiewoordvoerder, kapt. Louise du Plessis, het gesê die verdagtes het met ’n onbevestigde aantal selfone en kontant gevlug. Geen skote is in die voorval afgevuur nie en niemand is beseer nie. Die sentrumbestuurder van Paarl Mall, Faizah Behardien, het ook die voorval bevestig. Hulle was teen druktyd nog besig om die voorval saam met die polisie te ondersoek. Daar word beweer die verdagtes het moontlik by verskillende ingange van die winkelsentrum ingekom. Die ondersoek duur voort. *Another armed robbery has taken place at Paarl Mall.


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